GOOSE POOP AND
OTHER OBSERVATIONS
A few weeks ago I was sitting in my mother’s kitchen in Alliston, Ontario.
Mom has a lovely little kitchen nook that looks right over the grassy fairlanes of the Green Briar golf course. Her backyard is sheltered in trees but there in the opening of these trees is a family of Canada Geese snoozing in the morning sun on the grass.
I’ve had the pleasure of watching this family on several occasions over the years but this time I was visiting in the fall which is not my normal travel routine. Sooo..I chose to "ponder the geese
down yonder!"
Green Briar has a wonderful river running through the golf course. Naturally the geese flock to this spot as it provides them with an abundance of fresh water and green grass and an excellent place to build their nests and raise their young.
Now here’s an interesting fact you likely didn’t know. Canada Geese poop one pound of poop everyday!!! Now when you consider that there are in excess of 100 geese down by the river, well, I think you’ll agree that’s a lot of poop! No more open toed sandals for me!
But, getting back to the more attractive observations around the geese. Canada Geese are quite amazing creatures to observe. They have an internal clock within them that keeps perfect time year after year. The only time this clock is adjusted is when the seasons provide them with challenges. They intuitively know exactly what to do in their lives simply by being in tune with and trusting their internal clocks. I’m calling Sears to see if they can send me one of those clocks for Christmas!
The Canada Goose mates for life but takes his/her good time in selecting just the right mate for themselves. They wait until they are 2-3 years old before securing a life time mate and they even take time to enjoy the honeymoon for a year or two before having any youngsters to chase around! I think this is quite impressive considering the fact that the life expectancy of a Canada Goose is 20 years! That’s a long time to be hooked up to a spouse who poops one pound of poop per day!
The incubation of the eggs is a wondrous event for the Canada Goose. Mom lays the usual 5 eggs in a timely manner. She’s not out there trying to prove anything! She paces herself and lays one egg each day giving her time to recover in between! THEN the real miracle happens when she asks her mate for a night out during this 28 day incubation period and he simply says “Go ahead dear. I’ll watch the kids. Go and have a great time!” Now how did that not make it to the list of 7 wonders of the world?!
Now here comes the most miraculous part of this whole thing. The babies are born pretty helpless yes…but within 3 months they are shedding their baby feathers in favor of adult feathers and they learn how to fly! See the Canada Goose is a pretty smart bird. Not only do they pick the perfect mates to spend their lives and retirement years with on the golf course, they also know how to teach their kids how to be self sufficient so they can leave the nest within the first year! Now there’s a blue print I would like to get my hands on!
So getting back to watching these beautiful creatures on this warm fall morning in Alliston. It occurred to me that no wonder they are so peaceful and relaxed! They really do understand God’s perfect time piece within them. Geese just seem to know how to access the information more easily. Let’s review shall we?
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Geese poop one pound of poop every day so they choose the best lifetime spouse the first
Geese poop one pound of poop every day so they choose the best lifetime spouse the first time! No divorces for them. (You’ll never forget this one will you?)
•The Canada Goose takes a few years to get to know their spouses before they jump into
The Canada Goose takes a few years to get to know their spouses before they jump into parenthood. Why rush a good thing?
•The female takes her time laying her eggs. She’s not in any hurry to disrupt her life! She
The female takes her time laying her eggs. She’s not in any hurry to disrupt her life! She takes time to establish some guidelines within the parental agreement and inserts a clause
which reads “Thou shall always honor girls night out!”
• Baby Geese learn how to fly by the age of 3 months making them quite self sufficient for
Baby Geese learn how to fly by the age of 3 months making them quite self sufficient for the big trip to Disney Land in the fall! No strollers or backpacks necessary.
•Yearling Geese only stick around for one year so they can help raise their siblings and then
Yearling Geese only stick around for one year so they can help raise their siblings and then they’re off to live a life of their own. Amen.
And all this is possible because they simply tune into their own internal wisdom observing the cycles and seasons in their lives! Wow! Makes me feel quite inferior! Maybe we can learn something from these incredible birds. Maybe we should all trade in our crazy lives and simply lie down in the warm grass on a golf course! Maybe we should throw caution to the wind and just relax knowing that everything will turn out fine if we’ll just tune into our own wisdom. What a concept!
I am reminded of a song written several years ago which brings light to the way many of us go about our lives. I share this with you courtesy of Randy Owen and Teddy Gentry from the band Alabama…
“I'm in A hurry to get things done
Oh I, rush & rush until life's no fun
All I really gotta do is live & die
But, I'm in a hurry & don't know why.”
Always remember that we too have our own internal time pieces filled with wisdom. Ask yourself “What am I running from?” “What do I have to prove in this lifetime?”
“Who am I trying to impress?” The answers are not “deeply” buried within you. You don’t have to look too far for the answers. Review your Astrology and Numerology charts for clues as to the personal cycles you are in and let the wisdom from the geese speak to you!
Life is really quite simple. Stand tall, eyes up and straight ahead. Open your ears and your heart. Leave your open toed sandals at home. That’s it.
Ann Perry
Numerologist
